Culture Calendar
Film festivals, food fairs, and diaspora culture events across New York City and the tri-state.
Use the city guide for neighborhoods and meal starts, then this calendar for India Day Parade, Taiwanese Waves, Japan Fes, Queens Night Market, and tri-state festivals.
Queens, New York
Queens Night Market runs Saturdays 4 p.m. to midnight through August 22, 2026 behind the New York Hall of Science, pauses for the U.S. Open, then returns September 19 through October 31.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Garden State Puja Committee's 45th Jersey City Durga Puja runs Friday through Sunday, October 16–18, 2026, at William L. Dickinson High School. Friday night is a Sharod Mela with Subhamita Banerjee.
Image: Garden State Puja Committee
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City's second Chuseok K-Fest is free on Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at City Hall Plaza and the Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street.
Image: KCED Foundation
Jersey City, New Jersey
JAPAN Fes New Jersey's second 2026 date is Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Montgomery Street between Hudson and Greene in downtown Jersey City.
Montclair, New Jersey
AAPI New Jersey's Light Up Diwali returns Saturday, October 17, 2026, 2–6 p.m., at the Montclair Art Museum with music, dance, crafts, vendors, and food trucks. Rain date is Sunday, October 18.
Image: Melissa Vecchiarelli / AAPI New Jersey
Woodside, New York
Woodside's first Filipino American History Month Little Manila Parade and Block Party is Sunday, October 18, 2026, noon to 6 p.m., from General Hart Playground onto 70th Street.
Image: Office of Assemblymember Steven Raga
New York, New York
Diwali at Times Square returns Saturday, October 24, 2026, on Broadway between 46th and 48th Street. The free 11th edition includes a diya countdown on One Times Square.
Image: Diwali at Times Square
East Village, New York
JAPAN Fes returns to Astor Place Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the same day as Diwali at Times Square.
Image: JAPAN Fes
Fresh Meadows, New York
Bangladesh Puja Samiti of New York's 37th Durga Puja is Saturday and Sunday, October 31–November 1, 2026, at Gujarati Samaj of New York in Fresh Meadows.
Flushing, New York
Flushing Town Hall's 12th Diwali Festival is Sunday, November 1, 2026, noon to 4 p.m., themed The Indian Wedding. Adults are $20, members $15, children free.
New York, New York
Asia Society New York hosts Diwali Lights on Saturday, November 7, 2026, 1 to 4 p.m., at 725 Park Avenue, with The Culture Tree. Dance, puppet Ramleela, crafts, and a new children's book.
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Recreation is staging the township Diwali at Papaianni Park on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Local press citing the department lists 5 to 9 p.m., rain date November 14.
Past New York listings stay live for recaps and next-year bookmarks.
New York, New York
Times Square Durga Utsav holds public puja Saturday and Sunday, October 10–11, 2026, at Father Duffy Square on Broadway between 46th and 47th Street, with cultural sets after 5 p.m.
Image: Times Square Durga Utsav
Upper West Side, New York
JAPAN Fes returns to the Upper West Side Sunday, October 11, 2026, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Broadway between 75th and 76th Streets.
Image: JAPAN Fes
Astoria, Queens, New York
JAPAN Fes brings its Japanese street-food fair to Astoria on Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Broadway between Steinway and 41st Street.
Image: JAPAN Fes
New York, New York
Welcome to Chinatown and Gotham Park host a Mid-Autumn weekend Friday through Sunday, October 2–4, 2026, 1 to 7 p.m., at 1 Rose Street under the Brooklyn Bridge.
East Village, New York
JAPAN Fes returns to the East Village Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets.
Image: JAPAN Fes
New York, New York
The 42nd Korean Parade steps off Saturday, October 3, 2026, noon to 2 p.m., on Sixth Avenue from 38th to 27th Street. The K-Town festival on 32nd Street runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Image: Korean American Association of Greater New York
Brooklyn, New York
Moonlite's NYC Mid-Autumn Fest fills Planet X Studios in Brooklyn on Saturday, September 26, 2026, noon to midnight, with proceeds for AALDEF.
Image: Moonlite
Huntington, New York
Korea Festa's Labor Day edition is free September 5–7, 2026, 12:30 to 7 p.m. daily at Mahanaim in Huntington, a five-minute walk from the LIRR.
Image: Korea Festa
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